My 5-Year-Old Niece Whispered, “The Chair Hurts”—Then a Doctor Found the Truth Her Parents Had Been Hiding

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PART 43 — CARLA’S ROLE IS LIMITED

The judge permitted only whatever portion of Carla’s evidence satisfied the applicable legal rules.

Not her entire life story.

Not:

Marcus did something decades ago, therefore he did this.

The jury received instructions about how any prior-act evidence could and could not be considered.

Complicated.

Necessary.

Due process is often inconvenient to simple storytelling.